What color is #41817F?

#41817F is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #41817F?

The RGB value is 65, 129, 127: 65 red, 129 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #41817F?

The complementary color is #814143, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #41817F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 and white text 4.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#41817F color

#41817F rgb(65, 129, 127)

Shades of teal

The hex color #41817F is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.5% red, 50.6% green and 49.8% blue (65, 129, 127).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 33% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Tortoise (#457B74), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.67:1).

#41817F color codes

HEX	`#41817F`
RGB	`rgb(65, 129, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.5%, 50.6%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 33%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 50%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 0%, 2%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.92, -20.99, -5.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.92, 21.63, 194.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.859, 18.355, 22.887)`
Decimal	`4292991`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #41817F, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #41817F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#41817F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #41817F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #41817f; }
.text { color: #41817f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #41817f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(65 129 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #41817f, #416381); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #41817F?: #41817F is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #41817F?: The RGB value is 65, 129, 127: 65 red, 129 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #41817F?: The complementary color is #814143, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #41817F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 and white text 4.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.